Archives
November 2006
Program summaries for Learning Works, and for selected programs, some additional resources for listeners to follow up on the program.
Week beginning Monday 6 November
Social History
A Short History of Australia's Wool Industry
Learning Works's Tony Ryan goes on a tour of the National Wool Museum in
Geelong and speaks with Director Brian Hubber about the early days of
Australia's wool industry. (Full program)
Audio (MP3) - To hear Part 1 of the interview in full, click
here
Audio (MP3) - To hear Part 2 of the interview in full, click
here
Week beginning Monday 13 November
Science and the Environment
Griffith University's Eco-Centre
It's part of a university, it's located within a forest, and the forest
is surrounded by houses. We visit the unique Eco-Centre at Griffith
University in Brisbane, with centre Manager Delwyn Langdon, and find
out about conserving our natural resources.
Audio (MP3) - To hear the interview in full, click here
Practicalities
Lock it or lose it - bicycle safety
Sergeant Jeff Hack, from the Crime Reduction Section of South Australia
Police speaks about a recent SAPol survey on the most likely places
for your bike to be stolen. The message is clear - lock it or lose it!
Fact Sheet (Courtesy of South Australia Police) click here
Week beginning Monday 20 November
Justice and Legal Issues
Management Committees and the Law - Part 1
An introduction to some of the legal responsibilities of members of
boards and management committees, with Keith Furniss, Senior Consultant
Management Services with the Community Business Bureau in SA.
Audio (MP3) - To hear the interview in full, click here
Education and Schools
Mawson Lakes students visit Japan
In October 2006, fourteen students and three teachers from Mawson Lakes
Primary School in Adelaide undertook a 12 day visit to Japan, including
a visit to Mobara, the sister city for the City of Salisbury, in Adelaide's
northern suburbs.
Audio (MP3) - To hear the interview in full, click here
Week beginning Monday 27 November
Justice and Legal Issues
Management Committees and the Law - Part 2
Some legal responsibilities of members of boards and management committees,
with Keith Furniss, Senior Consultant Management Services with the Community
business Bureau in SA. In this second and final segment, we look at
financial matters and the law for members of boards and management committees.
Audio (MP3) - To hear the interview in full, click here
Literature, Language and Music
Some recent books for young people
Learning Works's Tony Ryan speaks with Tricia Foster Jones, Community Learning
and Outreach Team Leader with the City of Salisbury in Adelaide, about
some recent books for children aged 8 - 16 years. See the online Fact
Sheet for full details of the three books reviewed in this program.
Audio (MP3) - To hear the interview in full, click
here
Fact Sheet (pdf) - For all three reviews, click
here
Education and Schools
Cyber Bullying Revisited
With recent reports from Japan on the growing incidence of suicide among
young people who are victims of bullying, we look again at the phenomenon
of cyber bullying and also take a brief look at the role of bystanders
who may witness bullying. Speakers are Greg Gebhart from NetAlert, a
national initiative promoting safety of our children online, and Michael
O'Connell, Commissioner for Victims' Rights in South Australia. The
full interview with Greg Gebhart, first broadcast in June 2006, is available
online.
Audio (MP3) - To hear the interview in full, click here
Tony Ryan
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